Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1599

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The employer's obligation to pay the cost of annual travel tickets for the worker and his family to his homeland. This entails their value being considered a component of the worker's wages and added thereto.
Arabic original
التزام صاحب العمل بقيمة تذاكر سفر العامل وعائلته إلى موطنه سنوياً. يترتب عليه أن قيمتها تعد عنصراً من عناصر أجر العامل وتضاف إليه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٢٦، ٣٢/٩٩ عمالي جلسة ١٤/٢/٢٠٠٠ مج القسم الرابع - المجلد الثاني ص ٤٣٠)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 306. PDF pages: 306.

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